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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 14 December 2022

On Wednesday 14 December, demand averaged 39.0 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

39.0GW AVERAGEWind8.83 GW21%Hydro0.28 GW1%Biomass2.17 GW5%Solar0.50 GW1%Gas21.05 GW50%Coal1.28 GW3%Imports1.76 GW4%Nuclear5.84 GW14%39.0GW AVERAGE21%50%14%
Price
£380.73/MWh
Day average £380.73
Demand39.0GW
Generation 39.9Transfers −1.0
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables23%
Other23%
Carbon intensityHigh
249g/kWh
0Day average 249300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 14 December 2022, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 46.1 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 249 g/kWh and the price £380.73/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.4 GW at 12:10. Solar generation peaked at 2.7 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:00 (226 g/kWh) and highest at 00:30 (264 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £227.05/MWh at 23:30 to £524.08/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 53% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 41% across 2022.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.501.2%Wind 8.8321.2%Gas 21.0550.5%Hydro 0.280.7%Biomass 2.175.2%Nuclear 5.8414.0%Coal 1.283.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.0avgGeneration 39.9avgTransfers −1.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.1GW · 12:00
Low 28.3 · 04:40Avg 39.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain103%of demand
Generation 39.9Transfers −1.0 GW
Net exports18GWh
In
37 Out
55
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 22%Solar 1%

Transfers · Wed 14 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 14 December 2022, Great Britain imported 37 GWh and exported 55 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (17 GWh), and the most exports went to France (43 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 14 Dec
Imported
37GWh
Exported
55GWh
Net out
18GWh
Average net flow
0.73GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.04GWImporting

In 6.0 GWhOut 5.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.79GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 43.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.47GWImporting

In 11.9 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.14GWExporting

In 2.6 GWhOut 6.1 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.26GWPumping

Generated 5.1 GWhPumped 11.3 GWh

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